LA - From A Tourist's POV, It's Not So Bad

So I'm still not fully recovered from this weekend, but it was totally worth it. Mere and Steve's visit was pretty much just what I needed (and the Thai Place drunken noodle frozen and transported from Boston didn't hurt either), except for now I'm all sad that they are gone. I almost cried and the only reason I didn't is that I was trying to figure out how to get us back to a street we had actually heard of once we left the airport while John was simultaneously driving and talking on the phone.

Annnnyway... we did more sightseeing and touristy-type stuff than I thought we could pack into those 2 days: Hollywood sign, Mullholland Drive, Brady Bunch house, Beverly Hills, Playboy Mansion (well the gate at least...), Santa Monica, Venice Beach, Walk of Fame, Graumans Chinese Theater, Sunset Strip, Malibu, Mt. St. Mary's College (filming location for Harbor High School on the OC for those who were about to say that that isn't a "Hollywood landmark"), Newport Beach and I feel like I'm forgetting something but that's all I can think of right now.

My point being that, for pretty much the first time since we moved here, I didn't completely and totally miss Boston. Oh sure that only lasted a few days and I am still coming back, but I think it will be a little easier to survive until then...